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SGAFFOLD. No. 267,515. I Patented Nov. 14, 1882.

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write Arewr ROBERT M. GOOGE, OF FLEMING, GEORGIA.

SCAFFOLD.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 267,515, dated November14, 1882,

I Application filed August 8,1882. (No model.)

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT M. GOOGE, of Fleming, in the county ofLiberty and State of Georgia, have invented a new and Improved Scaffold,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved foldingscaffold which can be held to a house, bridge, tree, bridge-post, mast,&c.. at any desired height, and which will be held firmly and securely,and will form a safe and reliable platform for the laborer.

The invention consists of a vertical board provided at its lower endwith a stirrup, be-

u tween which and the lower end of the upright board the end of ahorizontal board is placed, which horizontal board is braced by chainsattached to tlie vertical board. Grabs or books for holding the verticalboard in the desired place are attached to the upright board.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification,in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding; parts in both the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved scaffold. Fig. 2 is an endelevation of the same.

The upright board A is provided at its lower end with a strong stirrup,B, which is held a short distance from the lower end of the board A andparallel with the same. At or near its upper end the upright board A isprovided with a cross-bar, O, on that side of the board from the wall,&c., and to the end of this crossbar 0 strong grabs 0r pointed hooks Dare jointed or held by means of eyes, so that these grabs can be swungeasily in any desired direction.

A cross-bar, E, is attached to the upright board A, at or near the upperend, on the side that rests against the wall, 850. To the ends of thisbar E chains F are attached,the lower ends of which are attached to theends of a cross-bar, G, on a horizontal board, B, one end of which isadapted to be passed in between the lower end of the board A and thestirrup B.

When the scaffold is folded the boards A-and H rest flat on each other,but when the scaffold is erected for use one end of the board H ispassed in between thelower end of the board A and the stirrup B, so thatit will be at right angles to the board A, and is held in this po sitionand braced by means of the chains FF.

If the scaffold is to be secured to a building, bridge-post,truss, tree,850., the board A rests flat against the object, and the pointed endsofthe hooks or grabs are driven into this object, and thus hold andsupport the scaffold.

This scaffold is firm and secure, and forms a strong and secure platformfor the workman.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. Ina scaffold, the combination, with thevertical board A, provided with a stirrup, B,

at its lower end, of the horizontal board H,'

adapted to be passed between the lower end of the boardAand the stirrupB, braces connecting the boards A and H, and devices for securing theboard A on a house, post, tree, &c., substantially as herein shown anddescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a scaffold, the combination, with the upright board A, of thestirrup B at the lower end of the same, the horizontal board H, thegrabs or books D, and the braces F, substantially-as herein shown anddescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a scaffold, the combination, with the upright board A, of thestirrup B at the lower end of the same, the board H, the cross-barsO,E,and G,the brace-chains F, and the books or grabs D, substantially asherein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

R. M. GOOGE. Witnesses:

W. O. SUMMnRLiN, JNo. E. STANLEY.

